Curtain rod and bracket therefor



D. AM. sARKlslAN CURTAIN ROD AND R-ACKET THEREFR ruud Nov. 1s. 1924 Patented Nov. 3, 1925.

UNITED STATES DIGKRAN M. sAR-KIsIAN, on FOREST HILLS, NEW Yoan.l

CURTAIN non aivn BRACKET- Tii'nannon.

Application filed November 19, 1924. Serial No. 750,744.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, DIGKRAN M. SAR- i'iisIAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Forest Hills, county of Queens, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain Rods and Brackets Therefor, vof whichthe following is a specication.

This invention relates to curtain rods and brackets therefor.

An important object of the invention is to provide in a curtain rod and bracket assembly a simplified cooperative combination of elements so related as to effectively retain the rod in position upon the supporting` bracket under ordinary conditions but yet permit the rod to be readily detached when so desired.

Other objects and certain advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying` drawings .in which- Figure lis a perspective view of the rod and bracket assembly embodying my invention. f y

Figure 2 is a fragmental plan view of one end of the rod and also one of the supports shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a transverse' sectionahview taken on line 3 3 of Figure 1.l

Figure 4 is a fragmental enlarged plan view of that end of therod shown in Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a view similar to that of Figure 2 but showing a slightly modified form nof rod. v Referring to the drawings, the numeral 5 indicates a curtain rod of the expansible type comprising telescopic members 6 and bent at their respectivev ends to provide arms S and 9'. tions of thesections 6 and 7, are formed from a vflat strip of 'metal which is bent or curved at its longitudinal edges to provide U-shaped fiangesvlOL These flanges are at the inner or extreme ends of theI arms 8 and 9 punchedV to provideI-shaped openings 14 as shown mostclearly in Figure '5, thus forming Vmore or less resilient'- inwardly projectingwings the purpose oflwhicli will hereinafter become more apparent.

As means for supporting 'the rod I provide a pair fof brackets, each of which is indicated by lthe nnmeral.16."v These brackets vare each 'Qlmed from a single-piece vof These arms, like the main por# metal which is so shaped as Ito provide a.

lugs or protrusions are. preferably formed by indenting the arms atone side and thus causing the metal to project fromthe other side as shown. IVhen placing'thev rod upon the fingers v18y on the brackets 16 the wings 15 heiligl more or less resilient will slightly yield and thereby permit the same to pass over the lugs or protrusions 19.. Once-the wings 15 have passed over these protrusions they, because of their resiliency, will spring back to their respective normal positions, in which case the space afforded betweenthe wings will be slightly less'than the over-all thickness of they protrusions plus the tongues from which they are. formed. It will be readily appreciated, therefore, that the wings 15, cooperating as they do. with the y lugs or protrusions "19, sofunction as to effectively retain t'herod .in position on the fingers 1S. asshown in Figure 1.

By reason of the fact that the members G and 7 of the rod 5 are telescopic it follows that the space afforded between the openings 14 of the arm 9 will be slightly greater than the spaceafforded between the similar openings formed in the arm 8, but I do not propose to employ different spacing between the lugs or protrusions of opposite brackets, al-

' though if desired, this practice may be followed in production. If standardv spacing between the lugs-19 is adhered to, the space between these lugsshould be suchv that the wingsvl carried by the wider arm will engage 'both lugs as shown most lclearly in Figure. The armf8 being' somewhatnarrower than the yarm 9 and the spacing between the' lugs carried -by the 'bracket asso? 'eia'ted 'with't'he 'arnl beingfthe same' as ythe spacing between the lugs' 'of the'lopposite bracketffit follows that only' "one pairfo' lwings f carried vby 'the' arm f 8 ',willl function at aftime to lock they arm 'withrespect tp'o its associated i bracket', although' both pairs of wings carried byfthis arm may be positioned below the respective lug' as 'shown ink Figure 1. AOne pair ofy wings, "however, I have found Ais Asufficient to Veffect the necessary locking and vit makes no vdifference whether it be the upper pair or the lower pair as will be readilyappreciated. The vlower pair of wings, when the arm 8 is positioned as shown in Figure 1, will function as a locking means but if it is attempted to remove the arm 8 from the finger 18 the upper -pair of wings will then function as a locking means subsequent to the disengagement of the lower pair of wings from the lower lug, thus doubly insuring the retention ofthe arm 8 upon the finger 18.

Although not shown in the complete assembly of Figure 1 it will be readilv appreciated that the 'brackets 16 may be attached toa window, door or other suitable frame or support yshown in Figure 2 and indicated by the numeral 20, suitable opening 21 being provided in each of the brackets for the reception Vof screws or other fastening means.

Referring to Figure wherein 'I have shown va slightly modified form'of curtain rod it Awillibe -noted that the Iopenings '14 adapted for the reception of the Vfingers 18 are rectangular in shape, no pronounced wing structure being provided. lVings, however, are present andare indicated by the numeral 15. These wings are more or less resilient, `the same as explained in connection vwith the wings 15, and are so by vreason of the fact that .the wings 15 are v'themselves resilient, vand the further fact `that the opening 1a is slightly less in width fthan the space afforded between adjacent faces lof the flanges 10 around the curve of ithe vU-shaped flange-forming wall of the rod. The wings, employed in connection with the modified form of my invention, are vadapted to cooperate 'with the :lugs or prov trusionsv 19 and function in substantially the same manner as Aexplained in connection with theform of my invention shown in Figures 1to i-inclusive.

Having thus described certain embodilmentsof my invention, I claim:

1. The combination -with a sheet metal curtain rod having a flange provided with an .opening so shaped as to provide a resilient wing projecting finto the opening,l of a'bracket including a linger adapted to enter said opening and a rigid locking `device oar- -ried by said finger and adapted to cooperate with said wing to retain' .the rod in position.

.2. The combination with a sheet metal curtain rod having a flange provided with an opening so shaped as to provide a resilient wing projecting into the opening, of a bracket including :a tongue ladapted to entersaid opening and having a rigid protrusion adapted yto' cooperate with said wing .to retain said rod in position..

The Aoomhination with a sheet metal curtain rod lhaving a flange provided with an opening :s0 shaped as to forni a pair of "wallie/Etty fyieldlbl@ wings projecting 'toward each other into the opening, of a curtain bracket having a tongue adapted to enter said opening, and unyielding means on said .tongue .and adapted to cooperate with said wings to retain said rod in posi- 5. The combination with a sheet metal` curtain rod having a pair of flanges provided with openings so yshaped as to form resiliently yieldable wings projecting into the openings, of a bracket having a tongue adapted to enter said openings, and unyielding locking means-on said tongue and adapted `to cooperate with said wings Vfor retaining said rod in position.

G. The combination with a sheet metal curtain rod having a pair offlanges provided withopenings so shaped as lto .form resiliently yieldabie wings projecting into the openings', of asheet metal bracket having a tongue adapted to enter said-openings, and unyielding locking means carried by said tongue and adapted to cooperate with said wings for retaining said vrod in position, said locking means bei-ng in the form f of rigid protrusions resulting from the rformation of depressions in said tongue.-

7..The combinationA with a sheet metal. curtain rod having a pair of flanges provided with I-shaped openings, thereby to form a pair of resiliently yieldable wings carried by said flanges .and projecting toward each other into said openings, of a bracket having a tongue adapted to enter said openings,and unyielding locking means on said tongue and adapted to cooperate with said wings to retain said rod in position. i.

8. The combination with a sheet metal curtain rod having a pair of flanges'provided with I-shaped openings, thereby to Aform a pair of rcsiliently yieldable wings `carried by said flanges .and projecting toward each other into saidy openings, of a sheet metal bracket having a tongue `adapted to enter said openings, and unyielding 'locking m'eans carried. by said tongue and adapted to cooperate with saiol wings to rehereof, and a rod-supporting bracket having a finger to enter said opening and adapted to be resiliently gripped t-herein to retain the rod on the finger.

lO. In combination, a curtain rod having an opening transversely through an end thereof, a port-ion of the rod defining the opening being resiliently yieldable, and a. bracket having a finger to pass through said opening and provided with unyielding means to be engaged by said resiliently -yieldable rod portion for retaining the rod on the finger.

l1. In combination, a curtain rod having an opening transversely through an end thereof, a portion of t-he rod defining the ogening being resiliently yieldable, and a bracket having a finger to pass through said opening and provided With a rigid lng engageable by said resiliently yieldable rod .portion for retaining the rod on the finger.

12. In combination, a curtain rod provided with an opening transversely through an end thereof, and a bracket having a finger to pass through said opening, the rod being provided with resiliently yieldable means engageable with the finger tov retain the rod thereon.

13, In combination, a curtain rod having an opening transversely through an end thereof and provided with a. resiliently yieldable projection, and a bracket having a finger provided with unyielding means with which said projection is yieldingly engageable to retain the rod on the finger.

i4. In combination, a rod-supporting` bracket having a finger provided with a rigid lug, and a curtain rod having an opening transversely through an end thereof to receive said finger and provided With resiliently yieldable means' to engage said lug for retaining the rod on the finger.

15. In combinatlon, a rod-supporting vbracket having a finger provided with a rigid lug, and a curtain rod having an opening transversely through an end thereof toreceive said finger and provided With a resiliently yieldable projection to engage said lug for retaining the rod on the finger.

1G. In combination, a sheet metal curtain rod having an elongated opening transversely through an end thereof, the portions of the rod forming the elongated sides of the opening being resiliently yieldable thereby to render the opening resiliently expansible in Width, and a bracket having a finger provided with a rigid lug to be engaged by said resiliently yieldable rod portions forming the sides of said expansible opening for thereby retaining the rod on the finffer.

17 Iii combination, a sheet metal curtain rodhaving at an end thereof a U-shaped flange provided with a longtiudinally eX- tending elongated opening and the portions of the rod at the sides of such opening be# ing resiliently yieldable, whereby and because of the Ushape of the fiange said opening is resiliently expansible in Width, and a sheet metal bracket having a. fiat finger to pass through said opening and provided on a side thereof With a rigid lug 'engagea-ble by said resiliently yieldable rod portions forming the sides of said expansible opening for thereby retaining the rod on the linger'.

In testimony whereof, I have afiixed my signature to this specification.

nIoKRAN M. SARKISIAN. 

